Ventura County lagging in job growth

Updated at 5:20 p.m. Nov. 10: Ventura County is the only region in Southern California that has not reached pre-recession job levels, according to research from Cal Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting. Ventura is still 2,600 jobs shy from its pre-recession high and it is possible the job market has peaked, the Read More →
Lloyd Properties donates 860 acres on Ventura hillsides to conservation trust

Owners of the Lloyd Ranch in Ventura donated 860 acres of agricultural and open space to the Rancho San Buenaventura Conservation Trust. Gary Brummett, president of Lloyd Properties, said he is proud to partner with the conservation trust to preserve part of the Ventura hillsides, an area that has been eyed by developers for many Read More →
Tri-county stocks fall after Britain votes to exit EU

Stock prices for many companies headquartered in the Tri-Counties fell June 24 as investors reacted to Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen dropped $5.82 or 3.82 percent. Two other companies based in Thousand Oaks, Teledyne and Inphi, saw stock prices decline $5.72 or 5.66 percent and $3.44 or 10.52 Read More →
Change bankers’ incentives to get big

By Bill Watkins In popular culture, there are “good” industries and “evil” industries. Oil has held the most hated position of the evil list for generations and is likely to hold it until there is no more oil. Farming, once solidly on the good list, is moving to the evil list because its critics Read More →